January 2020 Quetta bombing

January 2020 Quetta bombing
Part of the insurgency in Balochistan and War on Terror in Pakistan
January 2020 Quetta bombing is located in Pakistan
Quetta
Quetta
Location of incidents shown in map of Pakistan
LocationQuetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Date10 January 2020
TargetTaliban-run mosque[1]
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsSuicide vest
Deaths15 (+1 suicide bomber)
Injured19+
PerpetratorsIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province

On 10 January 2020, a suicide bombing inside a Taliban-run mosque killed at least 15 people in Quetta, Pakistan.[1][2] At least 19 others were injured.[3][4][1]

  1. ^ a b c "Pakistan suicide blast at Taliban-run mosque kills at least 15, in attack claimed by Isis". SCMP. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ "DSP among 15 martyred, 19 hurt in Quetta mosque blast". Associated Press of Pakistan. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Bomb attack targets Worshippers at Quetta mosque, killing 14". Al Jazeera. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. ^ "At least 13 killed in Pakistan mosque bombing". CBC. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.